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Fifty-four migrants detained on Trakia motorway near Pazardzhik

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Fifty-four migrants from Afghanistan have been detained during a roadside check on Trakia motorway. All are male, and include two boys under the age of 16.  

The migrants were found in the cargo compartment of a bus with a 35-year old Bulgarian national at the wheel. The foreigners were bound for Sofia and from there – for Serbia. The driver has been detained, the bus is being held as evidence.



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